SparkleRN

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1. Help with math question! I hate these heparin ones...

   SparkleRN posted a topic in General Students

   [h=1]you have 500ml of d5w with 25,000u heparin added[/h][color=#333333]the drop factor is 60gtt/min. what should the flow rate be if the patient is to receive 800 units of heparin? i have no idea how to set this question up.

2. Which Job Should I Take?

   SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

   Aww, thanks for the response! I guess I just want confirmation that I'm not doomed if I take a job with less skills...that I have time to make up for it over the years. I would be happy at the Medspa...sure it's not my life's dream - but it would giv...

3. Which Job Should I Take?

   SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, thanks for the help. So, I'm a newer nurse that got screwed by the "nursing shortage" and wasn't able to secure a hospital job after graduation. I'm now two years into my career with a plastic surgeon. My job is great, I inject botox, perf...

4. Should I get a job when i graduate or get my BSN?

   SparkleRN replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Get a part-time job and for sure go back for your BSN. Work in a nursing home or at a surgery center part-time...anything to build up some experience and maintain your skills. Not to mention make some extra cash....

5. Cosmetic Nursing Decision - Please Advise

   SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello All, I am currently working for a plastic surgeon and LOVE my job. I circulate in the OR as well as perform botox and filler injections, laser hair removal and other laser treatments. The problem is I get paid very little for an RN and my benef...

6. ASN OR BSN FIRST?

   SparkleRN replied to pnmia10's topic in General Nursing

   BSN FIRST! Take it from a new grad...you won't get hired with an ASN. If you would like to be employed, by all means get your BSN and don't bother with a two year program. Read all the new nursing threads and you will see. ASN's are not in demand!

7. RN's in dr. offices

   SparkleRN replied to weluv3's topic in General Nursing

   Plastic surgeons hire RN's all the time to do lasers/injections and to scrub and circulate. The pay isn't nearly as much as a hospital, but the environment is clean, no one is sick...no one is yelling at you. Regular hours and great aesthetic perks!

8. New needs new path...experienced nurses please advise....

   SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely I have considered moving and have applied out of state, yet hospitals are consistently unwilling to hire an ASN - even with a bachelor's in another field. I've been to 7 years of school...all of them worthless in a nurse managers eyes.

9. Would a first job at a plastic surgery OR be a waste of time?

   SparkleRN replied to cobee's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Cobee - I am in your same position, and in the Bay Area as well. I recently took a new grad position at a cosmetic surgery center and I absolutely love my job. I am also confused about my future and not making enough money (at least not as much a...

10. New needs new path...experienced nurses please advise....

    SparkleRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent graduate fortunate enough to have found a job with a plastic surgeon. I love my job, however I am concerned about my future and want to make sure that I have options for advancement as this job doesn't pay very well and I want to potent...

11. Cosmetic Nursing Job for New Grad - Advice Please

    SparkleRN replied to SparkleRN's topic in Aesthetics

    Thanks everyone! Just wanted to get some perspective. I'm really happy about my decision - everyone is friendly and I feel very relaxed. I agree that OR experience will really be to my benefit. Maybe it will be my 20 year career, who knows? And I def...

12. Cosmetic Nursing Job for New Grad - Advice Please

    SparkleRN posted a topic in Aesthetics

    Hi everyone - after 9 months of looking for a job as a new grad, I just landed an excellent opportunity with a plastic surgeon. My job would be several different types of lasers, injections (botox and fillers), and OR circulation and some scrubbing a...

13. Quick $127k RN in 3 years, or waitting a LIFE TIME on waitting list?

    SparkleRN replied to YEQUITA17's topic in California

    Absolutely WAIT IT OUT. There are no RN jobs right now, period. I would HATE to be $127K in debt with no job prospects. Don't bother. Wait it out until the economy picks up and go the cheap route. You'll be thankful you did. Spend some time on the g...

14. This degree will be worth it someday... right?

    SparkleRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in New Nurse

    Ha! It's true. Tell your worst enemies to go to nursing school if you want to see them crash and burn. After 8 months of searching for a job, I am starting to smolder and the flame is going out. I hope it will be worth it someday, but I can't guarant...

15. RN with Non-Nursing Bachelor's Wants BSN then MSN

    SparkleRN posted a topic in Online Learning

    I know there are a million threads on this, however I've been searching for hours and none answers my questions specifically. I have an ADN and BA. Most hospitals want a BSN and I need a job. I've thought about just doing an RN-MSN, however all of th...